Apolis · 2 days ago
SAP S/4HANA PPDS Manager
Apolis is a company seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA PPDS Manager to lead Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling. The role involves managing integration with Kinaxis Rapid Response and delivering end-to-end planning solutions while optimizing processes and collaborating with various teams.
ConsultingEnterprise ApplicationsEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Information TechnologyIT InfrastructureIT ManagementMobileSoftwareWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Lead configuration, implementation, and support of SAP PPDS/ePPDS in S/4HANA
Technical skills debugging, custom enhancements in PPDS area, embedded PPDS expertise. Experience in developing custom heuristics as per client requirements
Manage planning board/DS board, heuristics, scheduling strategies, and master data (PDS, work centers, capacities)
Integrate SAP PPDS with Kinaxis Rapid Response, MES systems, 3PL systems for synchronized supply-demand planning
Ensure data consistency through CIF and interface monitoring
Collaborate with business, PM/EM, planners, and technical teams to define and deliver planning solutions
Drive UAT, cut-over, hypercare, and continuous planning improvements
Troubleshoot planning issues and optimize performance across SAP–Kinaxis landscape
Qualification
Required
SAP PPDS / SAP PP / SAP QM experience in Kinaxis integration
3+ Life science and 10+ Process manufacturing experience is a must
15 years of experienced SAP PPDS Manager to lead Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PPDS/ePPDS) in S/4HANA
Lead configuration, implementation, and support of SAP PPDS/ePPDS in S/4HANA
Technical skills debugging, custom enhancements in PPDS area, embedded PPDS expertise
Experience in developing custom heuristics as per client requirements
Manage planning board/DS board, heuristics, scheduling strategies, and master data (PDS, work centers, capacities)
Integrate SAP PPDS with Kinaxis Rapid Response, MES systems, 3PL systems for synchronized supply-demand planning
Ensure data consistency through CIF and interface monitoring
Collaborate with business, PM/EM, planners, and technical teams to define and deliver planning solutions
Drive UAT, cut-over, hypercare, and continuous planning improvements
Troubleshoot planning issues and optimize performance across SAP–Kinaxis landscape
Strong experience in SAP PPDS/ePPDS (S/4HANA)
Expertise in heuristics, optimizers, MRP, DS board, and planning processes
Hands-on experience with Kinaxis RapidResponse integration
Good understanding of CIF, PDS, production versions, BOM, routings
Familiarity with MM, SD, APO, QM, WM integrations
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred
Exposure to tools like Jira/ServiceNow
AWS knowledge is a plus
Company
Apolis
Apolis is a IT consultancy that offers provides ERP solutions, hosting, assessment, web and mobile, IT staffing and IT workforce solutions.
H1B Sponsorship
Apolis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (15)
2022 (15)
2021 (12)
2020 (122)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase